• Date of event:May 5, 2025
  • Time of event:9am - 5pm
  • Location:
    Whitaker 303
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I-FMD encourages you to attend our 2025 Materials Symposium - this year's theme is "Sustainability in energy, materials, and chemicals." This full day event will focus on bringing experts in materials science from industry and academia to discuss the cutting-edge of materials research and how their work relates to the broad sustainability challenges facing society. The event will also feature a poster session by faculty and graduate students for networking, information exchange, and developing collaborations.

Registration is now open for the 2025 Lehigh Materials Symposium!

This event is free for all to attend but registration is required. Please register via the link below.

Register Here

Overview schedule of events (Note that this schedule is subject to change - All events are in Whitaker 303 unless otherwise noted)

8:00 amCheck-In
9:00 amWelcome and Introductions
9:20 amRyan Lively (Georgia Tech University) - Two keys for successful direct air capture: Adsorbent Contactors and Degradation (Keynote)
10:00 amKatie Herbert (University of Delaware)
10:25 amYan Wang (Corning)
10:50 amNetworking Break
11:00 amAlexa Dembek (DuPont) - Innovating for a Sustainable Future | A DuPont Perspective (Keynote)
11:40 amElizabeth Biddinger (City College of New York) - Impact of Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces
12:05 pmChristian Hutter and Dawn Kentner (BBraun)
12:35 pmLunch (HST Room L185)
1:30 pmPoster Session (Whitaker Lobby)
2:30 pmAmy Marschilok (Stony Brook University) - Energy storage materials: Progress and opportunities from the molecular to the mesoscale (Keynote)
3:10 pmMichele Sarazen (Princeton University) - Reaction and deactivation mechanisms of MOF catalysts
3:35 pmDharik Mallapragada (New York University) - Systems perspective on electrification-based decarbonization of the chemical industry
4:00 pmPreeta Datta (Evonik North America) - Collaborations across the value chain - How Evonik is enabling the Circular Economy
4:30 pmAnnouncement of Winners of Poster Session and Closing Remarks

Invited Speakers

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Elizabeth Biddinger

City College of New York

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Preeta Datta

Evonik

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Alexa Dembek

DuPont

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Katie Herbert

University of Delaware

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Christian Hutter

B. Braun Medical

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Dawn Kentner

B. Braun Medical

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Ryan Lively

Georgia Tech

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Dharik Mallapragada

New York University

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Amy Marschilok

Stony Brook University

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Michele Sarazen

Princeton University

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Yan Wang

Corning